SS Viking (1905)

SS Viking in Steam Packet service.
Viking
History
NameViking
Owner1905 - 1954: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
Operator1905 - 1954: IoMSPCo.
Port of registryDouglas, Isle of Man
Route1905 - 1954: Douglas - Fleetwood
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth, Newcastle on Tyne
Cost£83,900
Way number118604
Laid down1905
Launched9 March 1905
In service1905
Out of service1954
Identification
FateScrapped at Barrow in Furness 1954
General characteristics
TypePassenger Steamer
Tonnage1,957 gross register tons (GRT)
Length350 feet (110 m)
Beam42 feet (13 m)
Depth17 ft 3 in (5.3 m)
Installed power10,000 shp (7,500 kW)
PropulsionThree sets of direct-acting turbines manufactured by the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company, driving three shafts producing 10,000 shp (7,500 kW)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity2,000 passengers
Crew80

SS (RMS) Viking was a steel, triple-screw turbine-driven passenger steamer operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between 1905 and 1954.